Huā'er, why is it you

Huo Shen’s pupils abruptly contracted.

“Hua’er, why is it you?”

Shouldn’t Lin Xuan be the one appearing here?

Could it be…

A thought flashed through his mind, and Huo Shen’s heart surged with joy.

“Hua’er.”

Huo Shen spoke excitedly, “You’ve come to rescue me, haven’t you?”

“It must be—how else would you be here?”

The smile on Huo Shen’s face was uncontrollable.

“Hua’er, you still have feelings for me deep down, or you wouldn’t have come to save me in person.”

The members of Night Rose looked at Huo Shen with confusion.

Rescue him?

Wasn’t this Huo Shen overthinking things?

Their leader’s face was full of murderous intent—did she look like she had come to save him?

“Hua’er.”

Huo Shen stood up from the ground, his excitement plain to see.

“Being captured here is Lin Xuan’s doing. I have no proof, but I’m absolutely certain it was him.”

“This Lin Xuan may seem kind and gentle on the surface, but in reality, he’s a demon—a demon skilled in disguise.”

It was by relying on this disguise that Lin Xuan had stolen his Hua’er away.

“Lin Xuan doesn’t truly love you, Hua’er. He’s only after the Su Corporation and your power and influence. Once you marry him and he gets everything he wants, he’ll kick you aside without a second thought. Hua’er, you must see Lin Xuan’s true colors and not be fooled by him,” Huo Shen said with an agitated tone.

Su Hua stared at Huo Shen with an icy expression.

There was not a trace of affection for Huo Shen in her eyes.

“You’re wrong,” Su Hua said coldly. “You were captured by me, not by Xuan.”

“What?”

Huo Shen’s pupils abruptly contracted again.

“Hua’er, what do you mean by that? What do you mean, captured by you?”

A slight tremble and disbelief crept into Huo Shen’s voice.

“It means exactly what I said. Xuan had no idea I captured you.”

“Huo Shen.”

The chill in Su Hua’s voice cut to the bone. “Who gave you the audacity to capture Xuan, tie him up, and even try to hypnotize him?”

“I wouldn’t dare touch a single hair on Xuan’s head, and yet you dared to treat him like this, hmm?”

A killing intent filled Su Hua’s beautiful eyes.

Yes.

She wanted to kill Huo Shen.

Slowly, Huo Shen came to his senses.

Hua’er hadn’t come to rescue him at all.

She had come to stand up for Lin Xuan.

“Hua’er.”

Huo Shen looked at Su Hua, wounded.

“Do you know why I hold such enmity toward Lin Xuan, and why I went to the trouble of hiring a hypnotist to hypnotize him?”

“It’s because I love you, Hua’er.”

“Do you know how much I love you? I’ve liked you since we were children. I could have been with you, but then Lin Xuan appeared. He barged in and stole you from me. If it weren’t for Lin Xuan, we would have been together long ago.”

“Hua’er, I simply couldn’t bear it. But since Lin Xuan has you under his spell, I had to use this method to make you break up. Once you do, and once you see how good I am to you, you’ll realize I’m more suited to stand by your side than Lin Xuan.”

These words had been pent up inside Huo Shen for a long time.

He had wanted to confess his feelings to Su Hua long ago.

He wanted to tell Hua’er in person that he loved her.

But Hua’er had already been bewitched by that fox, Lin Xuan. If he told her he liked her, he feared she would distance herself from him completely.

He couldn’t bear that consequence.

Su Hua said coldly, “You like me? What does that have to do with me? All I know is that you targeted Xuan.”

“Hua’er.”

Huo Shen gritted his teeth. “What trick did Lin Xuan use to hoodwink you? He’s not the right man for you!”

“Haven’t you noticed? Lin Xuan is only after your money?”

Su Hua let out a low laugh. “Even if Xuan were after my money—and I’m not saying he is—it would still be my honor. I’d be delighted if Xuan came to me for the money.”

“And I’ve already decided to give him all my shares in the Su Corporation as my dowry.”

“What?”

Huo Shen’s eyes flew wide open.

Incredulity filled his gaze.

All of Hua’er’s shares in the Su Corporation—worth trillions—and she was just going to give them all to Lin Xuan?

Did Hua’er love Lin Xuan that deeply?

“Hua’er.”

Huo Shen stubbornly looked at Su Hua. “I want to know, all these years, have you ever loved me? Even just a little?”

Su Hua curled her crimson lips. “I’ve only ever loved Xuan.”

“As for you.” Her voice turned icy. “I’ve never even remembered you, so how could there be any fondness?”

Huo Shen’s face went pale.

He suddenly felt like a complete fool in Su Hua’s eyes all these years.

“Su Hua.”

Huo Shen murmured, “How can your heart be so cold?”

No.

Su Hua’s heart wasn’t cold.

It was just that all of it was given to one person: Lin Xuan.

“Huo Shen.”

Su Hua said, “You dared to target my Xuan, and now you’ll pay the price.”

“President Su, here you go.”

Jiang Qing handed a pair of gloves to Su Hua.

Su Hua slowly and deliberately put them on.

Then a knife was placed into Su Hua’s hand.

Huo Shen’s eyes locked onto the knife in Su Hua’s hand.

Hua’er—what exactly was she planning to do?

“Hold him down,” Su Hua ordered expressionlessly.

“Yes.”

Immediately, two Night Rose subordinates stepped forward and pinned Huo Shen down, rendering him unable to move.

“I remember you saying you wanted Xuan torn to pieces. So, I’ll do to you exactly what you planned to do to him.” Su Hua’s voice was eerie and slow.

“No.”

Huo Shen shook his head, looking at her. “Hua’er, you can’t do this to me.”

Su Hua’s fingers brushed over the sharp blade. “But Huo Shen, I’ll have you torn to pieces while you’re still alive. I want you to feel what it’s like to wish you were dead.”

All who dared to harm her Xuan deserved to die.

With that,

Su Hua’s knife

sank deep into Huo Shen’s body.

“Ah—”

Huo Shen screamed in excruciating pain.

Then, Su Hua, still wearing the gloves, moved the knife across his body without any expression.

And so, amidst Huo Shen’s endless cries of agony, a piece of his flesh—still attached to his clothing—was cut off by Su Hua and fell to the ground.